Claim for debt or liquidated demand 1. If the plaintiff's claim is only for a debt or liquidated demand and the defendant does not, within the time allowed by these Rules or as ordered by Court or Judge in Chambers for that purpose, file a defence, the plaintiff may at the expiration of the time, apply for final Judgment for the amount claimed, with costs. Several defendants: default of one. 2. When in any action for a debt or liquidated demand there are several defendants, and one of them defaults as mentioned in rule 1 of this order the plaintiff may have final Judgment entered against the defendants so defaulting, and issue execution upon that Judgment without prejudice to his right to proceed with his action against the other defendants. Damages and detention of goods. 3. If the plaintiff's claim is for pecuniary damages or for detention of goods with or without a claim for pecuniary damages only, and the defendant or all the defendants, if more than one, default as mentioned in rule 1 of this order, the plaintiff may apply to a Judge for interlocutory Judgment against the defendant or defendants and the value of the goods and the damages, or the damages only as the case may be, shall be ascertained in any. way which the Judge may order. Default of one or more defendants. 4. When in any such action as in rule 3 of this order there are several defendants, if one or more of them defaults as mentioned in rule 1 of this order, the plaintiff may apply to a Judge for interlocutory Judgment against the defendant or defendants so defaulting and proceed with his action against the others. In such case the value and amount of damages against the defendant or defendants in default shall be assessed at the trial of the action or issues therein against the other defendants unless the judge shall otherwise order. Debt or damages and detention of goods or damages. 5. Where the claim is for debt or liquidated demand and also for pecuniary damages or for detention of goods with or without a claim for pecuniary damages and includes a liquidated demand and any defendant in default as mentioned in rule 1 the plaintiff may apply to a judge for final Judgment for the debt or liquidated demand, and may also apply for interlocutory Judgment for the value of the goods and damages or the damages only as the case may be and proceed as mentioned in rules 4 and 5. When a defence is filed to part of claim only. 6. If the plaintiff's claim is for debt or liquidated demand or for pecuniary damages only, or for detention of goods with or without a claim for pecuniary damages, or for any such matters, and the defendant files a defence which purports to offer an answer to part only of the plaintiffs alleged cause of action the plaintiff may apply for Judgment, final or interlocutory, as the case may be, for the part unanswered.

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